Scone – Gundy –Belltrees - Moonan Flat –

Barrington Tops Circuit – Moonan Flat - Belltrees - Scone

Self Drive Tour Route

210 kms

Driving time: 3.5hrs

vBarrington Tops National Park & World Heritage Wilderness Area

vMagnificent Forests vWildlife vSpectacular Sweeping Vistas vPicturesque Rivers

vHistoric Homesteads vPastoral Views vHorse Studs vTiny Hamlets

v Delightful Picnic Areas vDiverse Walks

(104kms gravel road, suitable for all vehicles)

(In winter, some roads within Barrington Tops National Park maybe closed temporarily by snow. .Check with Scone VIC, NPWS or police if in doubt).

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×Scone

0 km

Ø turn off the New England Highway at the southern end of town onto Gundy Road

×Detour	at 5km	a 24 km circular detour via Glenbawn Rd./Allan Bridge Rd/ Segenhoe Rd will take you past Glenbawn Dam, a number of famous horse studs and over the historic Allen Suspension Bridge
Lake Glenbawn

×Gundy

20km

a tiny rural village with toilet faculties, Gundy General Store and a pub

×Waverly

Road

Turnoff

Detours

at 24km

Loop drives for other days (Some gravel Road but suitable for all vehicles)

This road follows the Isis river past the Belltrees Polo ground, and Waverley Station to the Timor area where it branches 3 ways

- left to the New England Highway days

See separate sheet Murrurundi Timor Scone Murrurundi

- straight ahead to Crawney Pass, Nundle and Tamworth

- right over Sergeant’s Gap and rejoins Hunter Road at Ellerston

3 km past the Tomalla Road turnoff – see below

×Belltrees

35km

Excellent view of the Belltrees 44 stand shearing shed designed by J. Horbury Hunt. Glimpses of the beautiful historic Belltrees homestead can also be seen. The Belltrees property was selected in 1831

Just after crossing the Hunter at Belltrees is the side road to Stewarts Brook– an old gold mining area of the 19^th centaury

Ø Hunter Rd follows the Hunter River through predominantly beef cattle properties to

×Moonan Flat

52km

Tiny rural village, a general store and a pub.

Walk across the suspension foot bridge over the Hunter River. There are picnic areas on the river bank.

Prior to the advent of motor vehicles as the normal form of transport, Moonan Flat was an important service centre for the top end of the Hunter Valley

Ø Follow the Hunter River along Hunter Road and turn right onto

×Tomalla Road
	65km	which climbs from the Hunter River to the Barrington Tops Plateau. There are spectacular views across Ellerston Station to the Great Dividing Range from Nundle area to Walcha
		ØAfter passing Hunter Springs, where the tiny creek you cross is the beginning of the Hunter River on its >400km long journey to the Pacific Ocean at Newcastle; turn right onto

×Pheasant Creek Road	.81km	travels through the Barrington Tops State Conservation Area and Barrington Tops State Forest Ø Continue left at the
×Pheasant Creek Rd / Tubrabucca Rd intersection	86km	Ø Continue LEFT on the Pheasant Creek Rd through the forest to
×Henry’s Bridge	89km	crossing over the Manning River. There is a spacious picnic area beside the river.

×Pheasant Creek Rd / Dilgry Circle intersection	94km	Turn LEFT onto the Dilgry Circle. Ø Continue through the forest to
×Banksia Picnic Area	101km	To discover a secluded picnic area – a great place to have lunch - follow the dirt track upstream for 100 m Ø Continue, turning RIGHT at the
×Dilgry Circle / Barrington Tops Forest Rd intersection	105km	onto Barrington Tops Forest Rd. Ø Continue west to

×Honeysuckle

Picnic Area

108km

[and Pheasant Creek Rd intersection].

Take a 25 minute 1km walking loop through a temperate rainforest of Antarctic Beech and an understory of tree ferns

Ø Continue west to

×Devil’s Hole

Lookout and Picnic Area

122km

Follow the short paved path, suitable for wheel chairs, to the lookout platform.

A magnificent vista looking over the Barrington Tops Wilderness Area to the Gloucester Tops section of the National Park. And beyond.

Ø Continue west to

× Polblue

Swamp

Picnic and Camping Area

129km

Polblue Creek winds through the sphagnum swamp. Enjoy a 3 km walk around these highland wetlands

Ø Continue west to

× The Firs

Picnic Area

138km

A short, 5 minute loop walk through the pine forest with a good chance of seeing Lyre birds along the way

Ø Continue west to

× Dingo Gate Picnic Area	140km	The Moonan Lookout provides spectacular views to the South towards Wollemi N.P. From the Dingo Gate there is a long winding decent to Moonan Brook There are breathtaking views at almost every turn Ø Continue down to the
× Moonan Brook Road T intersection	152km	ØTurn RIGHT. (The road to the left follows Moonan Brook to the village – an old gold mining area.)
× Moonan Brook Road / Hunter Road T-intersection	157km	ØTurn LEFT to return to ØScone 210km

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Scone – Gundy –Belltrees - Moonan Flat –

Barrington Tops Circuit – Moonan Flat - Belltrees - Scone

Self Drive Tour Route